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Copyright © 2017 August 20, 2017 by The New York Times THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Print Hardcover Best Sellers THIS LAST WEEKS THIS LAST WEEKS WEEK WEEK Fiction ON LIST WEEK WEEK Nonfiction ON LIST 1 THE LATE SHOW, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown) Renée 3 3 AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE, by Al Franken. (Twelve) 10 1 1 Ballard, a young detective with the L.A.P.D., investigates crimes A memoir by the Democratic senator from Minnesota and former against two women “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer. 2 CAMINO ISLAND, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A search for 9 1 ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY, by Neil deGrasse 14 2 2 stolen rare manuscripts leads to a Florida island. Tyson. (Norton) A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe. 3 THE LYING GAME, by Ruth Ware. (Scout) Four school friends 2 3 reunite as their long-held secret threatens to emerge. 2 HILLBILLY ELEGY, by J. D. Vance. (HarperCollins) A Yale Law 54 3 School graduate looks at the struggles of America’s white working 5 HOUSE OF SPIES, by Daniel Silva. (Harper) Gabriel Allon, the 4 class through his own childhood. 4 Israeli art restorer and spy, now the head of Israel’s secret intelligence service, pursues an ISIS mastermind. CONSCIENCE OF A CONSERVATIVE, by Jeff Flake. (Random 1 4 House) The Arizona senator defends traditional conservative 4 PARADISE VALLEY, by C J. Box. (Minotaur) A North Dakota 2 values, says the movement has lost its way and calls for a return 5 investigator pursues a trucker who preys on prostitutes. to principle. 6 INTO THE WATER, by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead) In this 14 4 DEVIL’S BARGAIN, by Joshua Green. (Penguin Press) A deeply 3 6 5 psychological thriller by the author of “The Girl on the Train,” reported account of the relationship between Donald Trump and women are found drowned in a river in an English town. his chief strategist, Steve Bannon. 8 A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, by Amor Towles. (Viking) A Russian 37 6 OPTION B, by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. (Knopf) Insight 15 7 6 count undergoes 30 years of house arrest. on facing adversity and building resilience. MRS. FLETCHER, by Tom Perrotta. (Scribner) A divorced woman 1 THE BIG LIE, by Dinesh D’Souza. (Regnery) The conservative 1 8 7 has a sexual awakening in the digital age. commentator argues that the American left is a fascist threat. (†) CRIME SCENE, by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman. 1 5 REDISCOVERING AMERICANISM, by Mark R. Levin. (Threshold 6 9 8 (Ballantine) Clay Edison, a deputy coroner and former star athlete, Editions) The radio host argues that the founding fathers would be investigates a possible murder. shocked by the expansion of modern government. (†) 9 MURDER GAMES, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. 6 10 UNDERSTANDING TRUMP, by Newt Gingrich. (Center Street) The 8 10 9 (Little, Brown) An expert on serial murder becomes involved in the former House speaker explains the president’s philosophy and hunt for a New York City killer. political agenda. (†) 10 THE IDENTICALS, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Little, Brown) 8 8 KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, by David Grann. (Doubleday) 16 11 10 Complications in the lives of identical twins who were raised The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted separately on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil. DRAGONSWORN, by Sherrilyn Kenyon. (St. Martin’s) The 1 BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME, by Ta-Nehisi Coates. (Spiegel 74 12 11 granddaughter of a Greek god must stop him from destroying her & Grau) A meditation on race in America. people by getting a weapon that is in the possession of a dragon. WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi. (Random 62 12 14 BEFORE WE WERE YOURS, by Lisa Wingate. (Ballantine) A 3 House) A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of 13 prominent South Carolina lawyer, researching her grandmother’s Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36. past, learns about a Tennessee orphanage that kidnapped children and placed them for adoption with wealthy people. 7 DANGEROUS, by Milo Yiannopoulos. (Dangerous Books) The alt- 5 13 right provocateur criticizes political correctness. (†) DEVIL’S CUT, by J. R. Ward. (Ballantine) The final book in the 1 14 Bourbon Kings series. GRIT, by Angela Duckworth. (Scribner) A psychologist says 21 14 passion and perseverance are the keys to success. THE DUCHESS, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte) A 19th-century 5 15 British duke’s daughter, disinherited by her half brothers, flees to 13 I CAN’T MAKE THIS UP, by Kevin Hart with Neil Strauss. (37 9 15 Paris to make a new life. INK/Atria) The comedian’s personal and professional life. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 5, which are reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. Sales are statistically weighted to represent and accurately reflect all outlets proportionally nationwide. Among the categories not actively tracked at this time are: perennial sellers, required classroom reading, textbooks, reference and test preparation guides, e-books available exclusively from a single vendor, journals, workbooks, calorie counters, shopping guides, periodicals and crossword puzzles. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department, and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Company. More information on rankings and full methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology. Copyright © 2017 THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW August 20, 2017 by The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Best Sellers WEEKS THIS LAST WEEKS THIS LAST ON LIST WEEK WEEK Fiction ON LIST WEEK WEEK Nonfiction THE MEDICAL EXAMINER, by James Patterson with Maxine 1 1 THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner) The author 50 1 1 Paetro. (BookShots) The lover of a cheating millionairess is recalls a bizarre childhood. Originally published in 2005 and the murdered and she is left for dead. Part of the Women’s Murder basis of a forthcoming movie. Club series. 4 AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE, by Al Franken. (Twelve) 10 2 1 THE LATE SHOW, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown) Renée 3 A memoir by the Democratic senator from Minnesota and former 2 Ballard, a young detective with the L.A.P.D., investigates crimes “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer. against two women. 2 HILLBILLY ELEGY, by J.D. Vance. (HarperCollins) A Yale Law 54 3 2 THE WHISTLER, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A whistleblower 20 School graduate looks at the struggles of the white working class 3 alerts a Florida investigator to judicial corruption involving the through the story of his own childhood. Mob and Indian casinos. 3 ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY, by Neil deGrasse 14 4 4 CAMINO ISLAND, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A search for 9 Tyson. (Norton) A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction 4 stolen rare manuscripts leads to a Florida island. to the laws that govern the universe. THE GUNSLINGER, by Stephen King. (Pocket Books) The first 3 CONSCIENCE OF A CONSERVATIVE, by Jeff Flake. (Random 1 5 5 volume of the Dark Tower series, originally published in 1989. House) The Arizona senator defends traditional conservative values, says the movement has lost its way and calls for a return 8 THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10, by Ruth Ware. (Scout) A travel writer 28 to principle. 6 on a cruise is certain she has heard a body thrown overboard, but 6 THE MIRACLE OF DUNKIRK, by Walter Lord. (Open Road Media) 3 no one believes her. 6 The story of the heroic evacuation of British troops in 1940, retold 6 READY PLAYER ONE, by Ernest Cline. (Broadway) It’s 2044, life 2 in a current movie. Originally published in 1982. 7 on a resource-depleted Earth has grown increasingly grim, and THE BIG LIE, by Dinesh D’Souza. (Regnery) The conservative 1 the key to a vast fortune is hidden in a virtual-reality world. 7 commentator argues that the American left is a fascist threat. 5 HOUSE OF SPIES, by Daniel Silva. (Harper) Gabriel Allon, the 4 8 5 DEVIL’S BARGAIN, by Joshua Green. (Penguin Press) A deeply 3 Israeli art restorer and spy, now the head of Israel’s secret 8 intelligence service, pursues an ISIS mastermind. reported account of the relationship between Donald Trump and his chief strategist, Steve Bannon. 9 THE LYING GAME, by Ruth Ware. (Scout) Four school friends 2 9 9 KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, by David Grann. (Doubleday) 16 come together as their long-held secret threatens to emerge. 9 The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted 12 MILK AND HONEY, by Rupi Kaur. (Andrews McMeel) Poetic 30 Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil. 10 approaches to surviving adversity and loss. 11 OPTION B, by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. (Knopf) 15 10 CRIME SCENE, by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman. 1 Sandberg’s experience after her husband’s sudden death and 11 (Ballantine) Clay Edison, a deputy coroner and former star athlete, Grant’s psychological research combine to provide insight on investigates a possible murder.